JUNO POINT AND
HUNGRY BEACH DEFENCES
HUNGRY BEACH DEFENCES
Over the past decade 4HR has researched and produced award winning graphics on the history of the BrokenBay / Hawkesbury / Gosford / Brisbane Water / Lake Macquarie areas.
Some projects have received some grant funding, however, short falls in grant funding, other projects and this website are personally financed.
In December 2016, operating as AREA History Tours, unique, budget priced history ferry tours were commenced by 4HR.
A portion of the fares from each tour comes to AREA History Tours and a good portion of that goes into 4HR projects and maintaining this website.
To take the tour, Visit areahistorytours.com.au
Some projects have received some grant funding, however, short falls in grant funding, other projects and this website are personally financed.
In December 2016, operating as AREA History Tours, unique, budget priced history ferry tours were commenced by 4HR.
A portion of the fares from each tour comes to AREA History Tours and a good portion of that goes into 4HR projects and maintaining this website.
To take the tour, Visit areahistorytours.com.au
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Juno Point area is part of the NSW Government's Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre therefore permission must be gained before entering the site.
NSW State Government legistration requires local Councils to undertake a review Heritage List in the LGAs every ten years, in 2013 Gosford City Council undertook this process. A consultant was contracted and a working group of community representives was formed. Some items were removed from the list and a number added, moved for inclusion were the wrecks of HMAS Parramatta and Swan and the Juno Point WWII defences on the Hawkesbury River. As nothing was known of Juno Point area, a site inspection was organised by GCC Heritage Co-ordinator. Following the site inspection the Juno Point defences were recommended for heritage listing, they were subsequently declared by GCC’s consultants as the Gosford Local Government area heritage listing of the decade.
"Juno Point defences…
The Gosford Local Government area
heritage listing of the decade".
No. 2 gun position. A 18 pounder was sited here.
Lion Island and Broken Bay can be seen in the distance.
Below is a slide show of some of the photographs taken during a site inspection by Gosford City Council's Heritage Working Group in 2013.